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From Israel, Quiet Efforts Are Underway To Aid Civilians In Syria - NPR Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:04:01 GMT

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From Israel, Quiet Efforts Are Underway To Aid Civilians In Syria NPR Israeli volunteers recently gathered in a warehouse to prepare boxes of children's medicine to be sent to Syria — but the Israeli company that runs the warehouse asked not to be identified because it did not want to be publicly associated with the ... and more »

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PHOTOS: How Syrian kids play and cool off outside war zones - PBS NewsHour Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:10:31 GMT

PBS NewsHour

PHOTOS: How Syrian kids play and cool off outside war zones PBS NewsHour In the sweltering triple-digit temperatures around Raqqa in north-central Syria, children leap from a railing into an irrigation canal to cool off. While Syrian Democratic Forces battle Islamic State militants in Raqqa, children outside the besieged ... and more »

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Officials Release Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:09:28 GMT

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Officials Release Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 18, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 40 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... Mindless horror of Islamic State a tragedy created out of desperationNEWS.com.au all 14 news articles »

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Britain sending unused lifesaving equipment to Syria's White Helmets - The Independent Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:39:43 GMT

The Independent

Britain sending unused lifesaving equipment to Syria's White Helmets The Independent An ex-firefighter has driven up and down the country in order to collect firefighting and lifesaving equipment to donate to the White Helmets volunteer civil defence service in Syria. Phil Richards, now of the UK's International Search and Rescue (ISR ... UK Search And Rescue Teams Are Donating Equipment To Syria's White HelmetsBuzzFeed News all 3 news articles »

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Firms flock to Syria fair with eye on reconstruction - The Straits Times Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:48:58 GMT

The Straits Times

Firms flock to Syria fair with eye on reconstruction The Straits Times DAMASCUS (AFP) - Lured by potentially enormous contracts for reconstruction work in war-torn Syria, international companies have laid out their wares at the Damascus International Fair for the first time in six years. The top event on pre-war Syria's ... Syrian army, Hezbollah allies attack IS near Lebanon borderWashington Post Assad advisor says Syria war nearing its endReuters Syrian Army Encircles Islamic State in Central Syria AdvanceU.S. News & World Report Newsweek -AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) all 173 news articles »

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UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign - ABC News Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:38:40 GMT

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UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign ABC News The WHO confirmed a polio outbreak in the Deir el-Zour province in June. The province is contested between the Syrian government forces and Islamic State militants. It's the second polio outbreak in this decade in Syria. Before the war, Syria was polio ... More than 350000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria – UNUN News Centre all 21 news articles »

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Lebanese town looks for relief after three tough years tied to Syrian civil war - Los Angeles Times Fri, 18 Aug 2017 22:45:00 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Lebanese town looks for relief after three tough years tied to Syrian civil war Los Angeles Times Ayman Hujairi's stone quarry in the barren hills outside the town of Arsal on Lebanon's northeast border closed its doors after fighting broke out between Syrian militant groups and the Lebanese army three years ago. Then his stone-cutting factory ... and more »

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ISIL completely trapped in central Syria after losing strategic supply line: map - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:23:59 GMT

ISIL completely trapped in central Syria after losing strategic supply line: map AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – It was only a matter of time before the Islamic State (ISIL) found themselves besieged in the Hama Governorate; however, not many could have predicted the complete collapse of the terrorist group in the entire Syrian Desert.

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Syria: US and UK Illegally Supplied Chemical Weapons to Proxies - teleSUR English Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:27:06 GMT

teleSUR English

Syria: US and UK Illegally Supplied Chemical Weapons to Proxies teleSUR English Syrian Foreign Minister Fayssal Mikdad has accused the United States and United Kingdom of breaking international laws on the use of chemical weapons in warfare by supplying banned irritant agents to their various militant proxy groups operating in the ... Russia, Iran, Other Assad Allies and Enemies Cash In on Success in Syria, But US Left OutNewsweek How Syria continued to gas its people as the world looked onReuters India Treaty Violation? Damascus Claims to Find US, UK Chemical Weapons in SyriaSputnik International all 72 news articles »

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US forces to occupy Syria for decades to come - AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:16:07 GMT

AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)

US forces to occupy Syria for decades to come AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – According to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Silo, the strategic interests of the United States in Syria dictate that its forces will continue to occupy the northern regions of the country, in collusion ... Exclusive: US forces to stay in Syria for decades, say militia alliesReuters US has no intention to stay in Syria: State DeptAnadolu Agency Ar-Raqqa City, Syria - Situation Overview IV, 17 August 2017ReliefWeb TRT World -Arab News -Daily Sabah all 118 news articles »